Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was the day of Xia Xia's imperial court meeting. All the officials in the imperial court had to attend. Early in the morning, before dawn, all the officials had already arrived at the imperial city gates, waiting for the palace gates to open. When the eastern horizon had yet to turn white, the city gates opened, and the officials filed in and entered the imperial city's main hall. The officials bowed and stood.
"His Majesty has arrived."
Not long after, an eunuch's shout was heard.
Accompanied by the shout, the civil and military officials all looked over. At this moment, the officials' expressions were extremely solemn, because Du Qi had arrived. Today, Du Qi was dressed in a dragon robe, looking extremely solemn. He strode in and sat down in the main hall. Everyone bowed. As the eunuch shouted that there was something to report, the court was dismissed, and there were officials who stood up to report.
The officials reported one by one, all of which involved government affairs.
Du Qi dealt with them one by one. After about half an hour, there were fewer people reporting, and the imperial court meeting was coming to an end. This was Du Qi's rhythm. He had always simplified the process to avoid wasting time.
Seeing this, Yang Yousan strode forward. He held the ceremonial tablet and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, this subject has a memorial."
Du Qi said, "What memorial does Minister Yang have? Did I do something inappropriate in the past few days?"
Yang Yousan said, "Your Majesty, the matter I'm about to present has nothing to do with Your Majesty's words and actions. It's because the heirs of the Xia Kingdom's royal family are too few. If they don't flourish, the stability of the Xia Kingdom will be affected. This subject requests Your Majesty to expand the concubine so that the imperial bloodline can flourish. Your Majesty, the number of heirs in the imperial family is related to the fate of Xia Xia. Your Majesty, please reconsider. "
Du Qi said, "I have a son and a daughter, and I'm still young. Naturally, I will continue to give birth to heirs. Therefore, I'm not in a hurry. "
Yang Yousan said, "Your Majesty, please reconsider!"
Du Qi said, "We have considered it very clearly."
Yang Yousan, however, did not give up. He said again, "Your Majesty, this concerns the state and the continuation of the Great Xia. Please reconsider."
"Your Majesty, please reconsider."
At this moment, another official from the Censorate stepped forward. These people were the same as Yang Yousan. They were all Imperial Censors. Their official positions weren't high, but they were still quite influential in the court.
"Your Majesty, please reconsider."
"Your Majesty, please reconsider."
Following that, many officials from the Censorate stepped forward.
Du Qi glanced around and saw six people standing out to support him. They were all officials of the Imperial Censorate and were of the sixth rank of the Secondary class. This group of people all belonged to the Censorate, so Du Qi's gaze landed on Jin Wuque.
Jin Wuque was the senior officer of the Censorate.
It was the best machine in the world.
He was also a big shot in the court. However, the officials from the Censorate had stepped forward to reprimand him. On the other hand, Jin Wuque, the head of the Censorate, didn't know anything, which surprised Du Qi.
Jin Wuque's expression changed slightly.
To be honest, his Censorate wasn't very prominent in the court, and its presence was very weak. The reason was simple. The Great Xia had only been established for a short period of time, and the composition of the court wasn't complicated. Moreover, the entire court was tightly knit together, and everyone's hearts were united. Therefore, there were very few cases of officials being impeached, and even fewer cases of reprimand.
As a result, Jin Wuque did not manage the officials under him well. After all, these officials were selected from the various countries, so Jin Wuque wasn't willing to touch them under normal circumstances.
After hearing Yang Yousan's words and seeing Du Qi's attitude, Jin Wuque came to a conclusion.
Immediately, Jin Wuque stepped forward and said to Yang Yousan, "Yang Yousan, the relationship between His Majesty, the Empress, and the Imperial Concubine is stronger than gold. The people of the world are all envious of the relationship between His Majesty, the Empress, and the Imperial Concubine. Moreover, His Majesty has a son and a daughter. Under such circumstances, there's no need for a concubine selection to strengthen the harem. "
After pausing for a while, Jin Wuque continued, "Moreover, His Majesty is at the prime of his life, and is only in his early twenties. The Empress and the Imperial Concubine are also very young, so there's no need for a concubine selection. I can foresee that His Majesty will have many children in the future, because the Empress and the Imperial Concubine will continue to have children, and there will be dragons born. "
He refuted directly.
As the Censorate's Censorate, it was very embarrassing for him to refute personally, especially against his own subordinates, because it showed that he wasn't strict enough to manage his subordinates.
Furthermore, he would be laughed at by his colleagues in other departments, saying that he didn't have the ability to manage.
As Jin Wuque stepped forward personally, Yang Yousan's expression changed slightly, but he couldn't back down, because he had received benefits. As for the other Censorate officials, they all wanted to back down, but they couldn't back down. After all, these people had all received benefits, so they couldn't back down.
Yang Yousan said, "Censorate Jin, your words are wrong. His Majesty is indeed at the prime of his life, but in the history of the royal harem, how can there be no concubines to serve His Majesty? For example, in the Tang Dynasty, the Emperor had three palaces and six courtyards, and countless concubines. His Majesty was the founder of the Xia Dynasty. If he only had one Empress and one concubine, wouldn't he be weaker than the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty? Therefore, His Majesty can't be weaker than the Tang Dynasty. "
"Ridiculous!"
Jin Wuque stared coldly at Yang Yousan and said, "The competition between my Xia Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty is a competition of the combat ability of the soldiers, of the wealth of the treasury, and of whether the people can live and work in peace. It's not a competition of the number of people in His Majesty's harem. You don't deserve to be an Censorate official for saying such things. "
At this moment, Jin Wuque's words were sharp, and he scolded, "Normally, I see that you are very cautious, and you do things very methodically. Today, I see that you are full of nonsense. You don't deserve to be an Imperial Court official, and you have let down His Majesty's expectations. "
Yang Yousan said, "Censorate Jin, His Majesty only has two people in the harem, and there is no one else. This number is really small, and it is really inappropriate. Furthermore, the Empress and Concubine are both busy with business. As the mother of the country, as the role model for all the women in the world, you don't think about how to set a good example, and instead spend all your time doing business. "
"Preposterous!"
Jin Wuque waved his sleeves and said, "Her Majesty manages the palace treasury and enriches it. This is to reduce the burden on the country and the people. This is to allow His Majesty to use the palace treasury and not take money from the national treasury. You don't think about the Empress' kindness and merits, and instead you scold her. That is really preposterous. "
Yang Yousan said, "Censorate Jin, you are the one who is really harming the country and the people by sucking up to His Majesty."
While he was speaking, the other Censorate officials didn't continue to speak. That was because today's matter had exceeded their expectations. No one expected that Jin Wuque would personally step in. Just as Jin Wuque and Yang Yousan were discussing, the atmosphere in the hall slowly changed.
Many officials had already noticed the change in Du Qi's expression. Now, Du Qi's expression was cold and solemn.
His cold expression made people's hearts tremble.
As the founding Emperor of the country, Du Qi had always treated his officials well, and treated them with respect. However, Du Qi's prestige was something that no one could challenge. Now, everyone could see that Yang Yousan's words had angered Du Qi.
While Jin Wuque and Yang Yousan were arguing, many of the officials were silent. Because what was happening now was the first time such an argument had occurred in the imperial court.
Du Qi suddenly said, "Silence!"
Following Du Qi's words, Jin Wuque turned around and knelt down, kowtowing and saying, "Your Majesty, I am guilty. I was not strict with my subordinates, causing Yang Yousan to speak nonsense. Please punish me. "
Yang Yousan didn't kneel down, and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, please reconsider!"
Du Qi didn't look at Jin Wuque, but looked at Yang Yousan and said indifferently, "Yang Yousan, I remember that you are from the Yanqi Country. After the Yanqi Country submitted to me, you came to work for me. It's been a few years since then, right? "
Yang Yousan said, "Because of Your Majesty's kindness, I was able to enter the imperial court. It has indeed been many years."
Du Qi said, "My Xia Country's officials' salaries have never been low. I have indeed treated you well. However, this is how you repay me. I want to ask you, in such a short time, you accepted sixty thousand strings of coins as a bribe. Tell me, what is going on? "
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